Silicon Metrics and Cadence Partner to Provide Advanced Cell Characterization, Modeling Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2001 D.A.T.E./ Silicon Metrics Corporation, a market leader in characterization and modeling, today announced the results of a joint development effort with Cadence Design Systems (company) Cadence Design Systems - A company that sells electronic design automation software and services. http://cadence.com/. See also Verilog. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. ) to deliver a complete standard cell characterization and modeling solution. The integration of Cadence Spectre circuit simulator with Silicon Metrics SiliconSmart CR(TM) provides a cell characterization solution with unprecedented levels of performance, accuracy, quality, and extensibility. The two companies will cooperate in marketing the jointly-developed solution, with Cadence distributing Spectre and Silicon Metrics distributing the Spectre-enabled version of SiliconSmart CR. "Working with companies such as Silicon Metrics allows Cadence to broaden its solutions portfolio throughout our global customer base at an accelerated pace," said Paul McLellan, Cadence senior VP. "Cadence continues to invest in its strategic partners in innovation and their exciting new technologies to effectively raise the bar for the entire analog/mixed-signal custom IC space. As the technology and market leader for characterization, Silicon Metrics is the ideal partner for Cadence in this domain." Through the successful integration of Silicon Metrics and Cadence technologies, the two companies have advanced the state-of-art for standard cell characterization solutions. SiliconSmart CR addresses the characterization and modeling needs of library development teams, providing the shortest path to high-quality, production-ready VDSM VDSM Very Deep Sub Micron VDSM Volvo Driving Soccer Mom models. The Spectre circuit simulator is used widely throughout the electronics design community where it provides the accuracy and performance necessary for today's advanced process technologies. "Silicon Metrics has achieved the leadership position in its market by building best-in-class solutions that integrate seamlessly with our customers' chosen design flows. Given our strategy, we concluded that Spectre's cutting edge technology and broad market appeal make it an irresistible target for integration," said Callan Carpenter, Silicon Metrics president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "This is an exciting strategic partnership -- a broad-spectrum, solution-oriented relationship with future developments to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. later." Established joint customers are poised to reap the benefits of this latest Cadence alliance. "We are pleased to see this kind of collaboration in the EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. industry," said Chris Collins, EDA manager at Dallas Semiconductor Dallas Semiconductor, now a subsidiary of Maxim Integrated Products, designs and manufactures analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductors (integrated circuits, or ICs). . "Our existing relationships with both companies will be augmented by the integration of these key technologies. We believe that this integrated solution will continue enabling us to further improve our cost, quality, and cycle-time performance." About Cadence Cadence is the largest supplier of electronic design automation products, methodology services, and design services used to accelerate and manage the design of semiconductors, computer systems, networking and telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, and a variety of other electronics-based products. With approximately 5,400 employees and 2000 revenues of approximately $1.3 billion, Cadence has sales offices, design centers, and research facilities around the world. The Company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol CDN. More information about the company, its products and services may be obtained from the World Wide Web at www.cadence.com. About Silicon Metrics Corporation Silicon Metrics Corporation is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Austin, Texas. The company has offices in Austin and San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. and a research and testing facility in Research Park at Mississippi State University Mississippi State University, at Mississippi State, near Starkville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1878 as an agricultural and mechanical college, opened 1880. From 1932 to 1958 it was known as Mississippi State College. . Marubeni Solutions in Japan represents Silicon Metrics Corporation. Company investors include Austin Ventures, Needham Capital Partners, Current Ventures, Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys, Inc. The Silicon Metrics team brings decades of combined electrical engineering and electronic design automation (EDA) experience to bear on the challenge of eliminating silicon re-spins caused by timing flaws. For more information, visit Silicon Metrics online at www.siliconmetrics.com. Note to Editors: Silicon Metrics, the Silicon Metrics logo, and SiliconSmart are trademarks or registered trademarks of Silicon Metrics Corporation. All other company or product names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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